Text of DA MP Anchen Dreyer's Member's Statement in the National Assembly March 12 2013
CALL ON MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS TO TABLE REPORT ON FEES PAID TO CONSULTANTS AT NKANDLA
(Member's Statement)
Ms A M DREYER (DA): Speaker, whilst we know that the cost for Nkandla amounts to R210 million, the amount paid to consultants warrants a closer.
Mustapha & Cachalia Consulting Engineers were paid R2,8 million. The two electrical engineering companies were paid R4,8 million. The project manager was paid R5 million, and Ibhongo Consulting Engineers were paid R6 million. Ilangalethu Quantity Surveyors were paid R13,8 million and, lastly, Minenhle Makanya Architects earned a whopping R16,6 million. More than R49 million in total was spent on consultants.
The generally accepted norm in the industry is that consultant fees should be about 18% of the total cost of a contract. In Nkandla, consultant fees constituted 30,4% of the total cost of the contract. [Interjections.] Why were they paid almost double the industry norm? The Minister of Public Works must table the report on spending at Nkandla in Parliament. He must do so without any further delay. [Applause.]
Text of DA MP Anchen Dreyer's Member's Statement in the National Assembly March 14 2013
BENEFICIARIES OF NKANDLA TENDER
(Member's Statement)
Ms A M DREYER (DA): Mr Speaker, payments for contractors that seemed to be for bona fide security measures at Nkandla are the following: Bonelena Construction Enterprise for emergency works relating to security measures; Moneymine Enterprises, who got a negotiated contract for security measures inside the house; Natal Parkhomes for the supply and delivery of parkhomes accommodation for members of the SAPS and/or the Defence Force; Pro-Hydraulics for the supply and installation of a mobile generator; SA Bullet Resistant Glass for the installation of bullet resistant glass; Betafence South Africa for the supply and installation of a high security fence; Otis for the installation of a lift; and E Magubane for the installation of phase two security measures.
The cost for these security measures add up to R117 million. To put this amount into context, the Department of Public Works built a new jail in Kimberly with top range security for R45 million but spent R117 million, exactly 260% more, to provide security for one man. [Interjections.]
Text of Minister of Public Works Thulas Nxesi's response to Dreyer in the National Assembly, March 14 2013
TABLING OF NKANDLA REPORT IN PARLIAMENT
(Minister's Response)
The MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS: Speaker, thank you. Yesterday, the Speaker did announce, and hon Dreyer was listening, that we are ready to share the report with the special committee which is dealing with security matters. My problem is that hon Dreyer is not even ready to follow her own logic, because she has been calling for the report but now she keeps on coming with the information in dribs and drabs from her informers. I'm not sure what hon Dreyer exactly wants. Now that the report is going to be given, you keep on coming with some information.
Again, in the report, we said it publicly when we were giving our preliminary report, that there were irregularities in terms of the supply chain and there was overpricing which we were suspecting. Hence, we said that we are subjecting those issues to further investigation. I am not sure what the new thing is that you are trying to raise here. Are you confused? Do you want a report or do you want your informers to give a report and you make a lot of noise here? What do you actually want? I thank you. [Applause.]
Source: Unrevised Transcripts, Hansard
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